KR20120104682A - Self-camera mirror system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A self-camera mirror system is provided to enable a user to accurately capture images which are able to be recognized by the naked eye. CONSTITUTION: A mirror(110) faces to the front side of a subject. The mirror shines the front side of the subject. A camera unit(120) combines with the front side or the rear side of the mirror. The camera unit captures the subjects. The first image shined by the mirror and a second image captured by the camera unit are symmetry. The first image is different from the second image.

Description

Selfie Mirror System {SELF-CAMERA MIRROR SYSTEM}

The disclosed technique relates to a selfie mirror system, and more particularly, to a selfie mirror system that can be used for fashion data mining using an image of a subject.

As camera modules become smaller and more advanced, cameras are being applied to various devices. As camera modules are installed in equipment such as mobile phones and laptops, it is common to photograph themselves as subjects, which are called self-cameras. However, in the case of a mobile phone or a notebook, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the exact image to be taken because it is difficult to shoot the whole body and information about the image to be taken or is displayed with a time delay. In addition, the image captured by such a conventional device is inconvenient to use in a variety of data mining services, such as fashion recommendation coordination is made based on the photograph.

The self-portrait mirror system includes a mirror facing the front of the subject and capable of illuminating the front of the subject, and a camera unit coupled to the front or rear of the mirror and photographing the subject. Here, the first image projected by the mirror and the second image photographed by the camera unit may be symmetrical, and the first and second images are not completely identical.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a self-portrait mirror system to which the disclosed technology can be applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the driving line of FIG. 1.
3 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the camera unit of FIG. 1.

The description of the disclosed technique is merely an example for structural or functional explanation and the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, and thus the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It should be understood that the term "and / or" includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "first item, second item and / or third item" may be presented from two or more of the first, second or third items as well as the first, second or third item It means a combination of all the items that can be.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

In each step, the identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of explanation, the identification code does not describe the order of each step, Unless otherwise stated, it may occur differently from the stated order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a self-portrait mirror system to which the disclosed technology can be applied.

The selfie camera system includes a mirror and a camera portion. Here, the mirror may face the front of the subject and project the front of the subject. The camera unit may be coupled to the front or the rear of the mirror and photograph the subject. Here, the first image projected by the mirror and the second image photographed by the camera unit may be symmetrical, and the first and second images may not be completely identical.

Looking at the configuration of the self-portrait mirror system with reference to Figure 1, the self-portrait mirror system includes a camera unit 120, the mirror 110. In one embodiment, the self-portrait mirror system may further include a display 130 or a drive line 210.

The mirror 110 is a mirror that illuminates a user (hereinafter, a subject) and may couple the camera unit 120 to the front or the rear of the mirror. In one embodiment, the mirror 110 may include a camera unit 120 embedded therein. In one embodiment, the mirror 110 is a mirror in one direction (subject direction) and a glass in the other direction (camera direction) so that the subject does not recognize the camera 120 visually. May be).

The camera unit 120 may be embedded in the mirror 110 and may photograph a subject. Here, the camera unit 120 may be positioned so that the angle of the reflection image that the subject views through the mirror and the image by the photographing correspond to each other. The camera unit 120 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The display unit 130 may receive an image captured by the camera unit 120 and display the image on the subject. In one embodiment, the display 130 may be fixed to at least a portion of the mirror 110 as shown as a general display means. In another embodiment, the display 130 may be displayed on at least some of the glass of the mirror 110 itself as a glass-based display means. For example, the display 130 may be a head-up display (HUD), or may be a display means using a mirror when not displaying as a glass display and using the mirror 110 as glass when displaying an image. have. In this case, the display 130 may display the captured image on the entire front of the mirror 110 by adjusting the resolution of the captured image.

In one embodiment, the display 130 may further include an audio output means. For example, the display 130 may receive a voice message (one, two, three) for preparation before taking a picture from the camera unit 120 and output it as audio.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the driving line of FIG. 1, and the driving line 210 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

The driving line 210 may be a line fixedly installed so that the camera unit 120 can move. The driving line 210 may be in the form of a rail-wheel that can be moved and fixed in contact with the driving module of the camera unit 120.

In one embodiment, as shown, the driving line 210 may be a straight line to move the camera unit 120 in the vertical direction. Since the camera unit 120 is positioned at the center of the mirror 110, the camera unit 120 may be in a straight line shape in a vertical direction so that the camera unit 120 may be positioned up and down according to the size (height) of the subject without changing left and right. .

In another embodiment, the driving line 210 may include at least two lines. For example, the driving line 210 may be formed in a checkerboard shape to allow the camera unit 120 to be positioned more freely.

3 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the camera unit of FIG. 1.

The camera unit 120 captures an image of a subject. The camera unit 120 may provide a photographed image to the display unit 130. For this purpose, the display unit 130 and the camera unit 120 may maintain a communication line by wire or wirelessly.

The camera unit 120 may be positioned such that (i) the reflection image viewed by the subject through the mirror and (ii) the image captured by the camera unit 120 correspond to angles. In other words, unlike a typical mobile phone selfie, the position of the user (subject) actually looking through the mirror and the image photographed by the camera unit 120 may be adjusted to correspond to each other. For example, the camera unit 120 may be located within a predetermined range from the naked eye's height. As a result, the subject can acquire an image very similar to the image viewed by the naked eye.

Referring to FIG. 3, each component of the camera unit 120 will be described in more detail. The camera unit 120 includes a camera module (not shown), a sensor module 310, a communication module 320, and a driving module 330. ), The storage module 340 and the control module 350.

The camera module may capture an image under the control of the control module 350.

The sensor module 310 may be configured with various sensing means capable of recognizing a subject. In one embodiment, the sensor module 310 may be configured by sensing means for recognizing the size (height) of the subject and the distance to the subject, the camera unit 120 is a mirror based on the height and distance of the recognized subject The position of the camera unit 120 at 110 may be adjusted. For example, the camera unit 120 may be adjusted to be located at a position corresponding to a value applied to a predetermined ratio (for example, a height corresponding to a height of an eye height) from the height of a subject, that is, the eye height of the subject. . In one embodiment, the sensor module 310 may include motion sensing means for acquiring information on the motion of the subject, and the camera unit 120 takes a photograph by using the information on the motion of the recognized subject. It can be carried out. For example, if the subject is stationary for a certain time, shooting can be performed.

The communication module 320 may perform wired or wireless communication with another device or system such as an electronic device of the subject or a home server for ubiquitous service. For example, the communication module 320 may include a short range communication module such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, and the camera unit 120 may display an image captured by the communication module 320 on a smartphone, a tablet PC, or the like of the subject. Can provide. For another example, the communication module 320 may include a wireless communication module such as Wibro or WiFi, and the camera unit 120 may provide a photographed image to the fashion data mining server or a home server.

The driving module 330 is a means for moving the camera unit 120. The driving module 330 may move on the driving line 210 or be fixed to a specific position under the control of the control module 350.

The storage module 340 may store the photographed image under the control of the control module 350. In one embodiment, the storage module 340 may store setting information about the operation of the camera unit 120. For example, the camera unit 120 may classify the subjects based on the information about the subject sensed by the sensor module 310, and the storage module 340 may classify the subjects and store the captured images for each subject. have. Alternatively, the position of the camera unit 120 may be determined differently for each subject based on the information on the subject, and the information about the subject may be stored in the storage module 340.

In one embodiment, the control module 350 may control the operations of the camera unit 120 described above and control each module. The control module 350 may control the driving module 330 to position the camera unit 120 at a position where an angle between the reflection image viewed through the mirror and the image taken by the image corresponds to each other.

In one embodiment, the control module 350 may control the driving module 330 to change the position of the camera unit 120 by using the sensing information collected from the sensor module 310, or to control the operation of the subject. Control may be performed by using the sensing information.

In one embodiment, the control module 350 may maintain an interface with the user terminal to receive a series of control commands from the user through the communication module 320. In other words, the control module 350 may receive a user's shooting control command from a user terminal such as a smart phone. The control module 350 may preset the interface for the user terminal or provide the interface to the user terminal. For example, the user may control to change the position of the camera unit 120 using a smart phone, or transmit a photographing command. In one embodiment, the control module 350 controls the communication module 320 to provide the captured image to the terminal (smartphone, tablet PC, etc.) or other system (home server, fashion recommendation data mining server, etc.) of the subject can do.

In one embodiment, the control module 350 may control the communication module 320 to provide the captured image to the terminal of the subject by wire or wireless. For example, the control module 350 may provide the captured image to the smartphone application of the subject by wire or wirelessly to store the captured image.

In one embodiment, the control module 350 may control to store the photographed image or setting information (shooting setting information) for photographing in the storage module 340. The control module 350 may control the subject to capture an image more conveniently by using the shooting setting information stored in the storage module 340 based on the sensing information.

The disclosed apparatus may provide a captured image to a user as it is. For example, it may be positioned like a full-length mirror in a fashion shop or the like to provide a photograph taken by the user to a smart phone or the like. The user may use this information to perform virtual coordination or the like.

Alternatively, the disclosed device can work with other systems, particularly home ubiquitous systems. For example, the disclosed technology may operate in conjunction with a fashion data mining server that performs recommendation coordination based on information such as weather and humidity to a user. That is, the disclosed apparatus may be attached as a part of the wardrobe, and provide the recommended service by providing the collected image and other information to the fashion data mining server.

The disclosed technique may have the following effects. It is to be understood, however, that the scope of the disclosed technology is not to be construed as limited thereby, as it is not meant to imply that a particular embodiment should include all of the following effects or only the following effects.

The self-portrait mirror system according to an embodiment may capture an image corresponding to a visually recognized image of the user. This is because the inside of the whole body mirror includes a movable camera unit.

In addition, the fashion data mining may be more clearly provided using the self-portrait mirror system according to an embodiment. Self-portrait mirror systems can collect information very accurately and reliably compared to QR codes or other means of providing information.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims It can be understood that

Claims (10)

A mirror facing the front of the subject and capable of illuminating the front of the subject; And
Is coupled to the front or rear of the mirror and comprises a camera unit for photographing the subject,
The first image projected on the mirror and the second image photographed by the camera unit may be symmetrical and the first and second images are not exactly the same.
The system of claim 1, wherein the selfie mirror system is
And a display configured to provide the photographed image as at least a portion of the mirror.
The method of claim 1, wherein the mirror
And a driving line for providing a movement path of the camera unit.
The method of claim 3,
The camera unit is located in the center of the mirror,
The driving line is a self-portrait mirror system, characterized in that formed in the center of the mirror in the form of a straight line.
The method of claim 3, wherein the camera unit
And a driving module coupled to the driving line to move or fix the camera unit.
The method of claim 1, wherein the camera unit
And a sensing module for sensing at least one of a movement, a size, and a distance of the subject by sensing the subject.
The method of claim 6, wherein the camera unit is located
Self-portrait mirror system, characterized in that determined based on the size and distance of the subject.
The method of claim 6, wherein the camera unit
And photographing the subject when the subject does not move for a certain period of time.
The method of claim 1, wherein the mirror
And a mirror in the direction of the subject and a glass in the direction of the camera.
The method of claim 1, wherein the camera unit
Self-view mirror system, characterized in that for providing the second image to the mobile device of the subject.

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